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Radiation-Induced Ionic Reactions : The Retardation of the Homopolymerizations of α-Methyl Styrene and β-Pinene by Water

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BATES, T., BEST, J. & WILLIAMS, T. Radiation-Induced Ionic Reactions : The Retardation of the Homopolymerizations of α-Methyl Styrene and β-Pinene by Water. Nature 188, 469–470 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188469a0

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